INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC CONCERTS

This recital features Melissa Landis, soprano, and Tim Durkovic
on piano. Selections include John Alden Carpenter’s song cycle,
Gitanjali, with Nobel Prize-winning poetry by Rabindranath Tagore,
Three Browning Songs by Amy Beach, Five Advertising Songs with
text from The Saturday Evening Post by Nicolas Slonimsky, Opus 11
by Charles Griffes, and Half Minute Songs by Carrie Jacobs Bond.

• Friday, November 2, 2007, 7 p.m.

Under the direction of Professor Jason Chevalier, the Mt.SAC Wind Ensemble performs an exciting array of works from various periods and genres with compositions unique to the wind repertoire. Featured on this concert are the delightful Renaissainse dances of Tielman Susato, as well as soloist
Steve Wilkerson in A Tribute to Rudy Wiedoeft.

• Sunday November 11, 2007 at 4 p.m.

Under the direction of Professor Jeff Ellwood, the Mt. SAC Jazz Band begins another season of nontraditional, original and impressively performed jazz favorites. The concert features small combos that will explore the possibilities
of improvisation and interaction.

• Friday, November 16, 2007 at 8 p.m.

Composed of the top performers from the Wind Ensemble, the Chamber Winds serve as musical ambassadors for the Instrumental Program at Mt. SAC. Playing with flair and polish, their performance illuminates their compositions which extend from the Baroque through modern periods. Chamber Music trio “Third Wheel” will be our special guests for this performance.

• Sunday, November 18, 2007 at 4 p.m.

This concert’s diversity of sound will take you on a rhythmic
journey. These talented instrumentalists are dedicated to the
performance and generation of new works for percussion.
Expect the unexpected!

• Wednesday, November 28, 2007 at 7 p.m.

Matthew Cahow and Aaron Spoor introduce a variety of guitar music ranging from renaissance to contemporary compositions. The program includes pieces by Andrew York, Astor Piazzolla, Clarice Assad, Carlo Domeniconi, Augustine Barrios, Peter Maxwell Davies, Rosen Balkanski, and Luis Milan. These works demonstrate both the beauty and sonic possibilities achievable by the guitar.

• Friday, November 30, 2007, 7:30 p.m.

Enjoy this unique opportunity to hear music’s “greatest hits” performed by the extraordinarily talented students of the Mt. SAC Music Department. Vocal and instrumental solos, as well as small ensembles, will be featured.

• Saturday, March 8, 2008 at 8 p.m.

Where else can you see Justin Timberlake, Nirvana, Dolly Parton, Rod Stewart, Marvin Gaye and Devo performing their hits on the same stage? Only at Puttin’ On the Hits, the popular lip synch showcase that brings together Mt. SAC’s trustees, faculty, employees and students to impersonate the biggest names in music. This year marks the show’s 10th anniversary performance, and the all-star cast will strut their stuff, recreating the music of country, blues, hip-hop, R&B, and rock-n-roll legends. Last year, this annual fundraiser collected over $20,000 for student scholarships.

• Friday, March 14, 2008 at 7:30 p.m.
• Saturday, March 15, 2008 at 3 p.m.
• Saturday, March 15, 2008 at 7:30 p.m.

The evening’s concert features vocalist Kevin Wiley and Barbara Varellas on piano, performing the songs of Samuel Barber, one of America’s greatest 20th-century classical composers. Trained at the Curtis Institute of Music, Barber was a triple prodigy in voice, piano and composition. His love of poetry, notably the works of Irish poets James Joyce and James Stephens, as well as American James Agee, is well represented in the first half of tonight’s program, while the second half offers one of Barber’s greatest vocal achievements, Hermit Songs.

• Sunday, March 16, 2008, 4 p.m.

This program features the music of the Zeidel Trio. The works performed are culled from music of the ancient past and music of the immediate present. Three of the works have been written for the groups playing, while three are taken from vocal music of the Renaissance and are arranged by members of the ensemble. Our goal in presenting this program is to achieve a balance of new and ancient music while exploring the lyric and sonic possibilities of the guitar. Faculty performers will be Jeff Jones, and Scott Zeidel, with student guest Damjan Rakonjac.

• Friday, April 4, 2008, 7:30 p.m.

Playing with their customary energy and panache, the Mt. SAC Jazz Band delivers new interpretations of beloved standards. This concert is a definite ‘must’ for jazz lovers.

• Friday, May 2, 2008 at 8 p.m.

The Wind Ensemble presents an impressive collection of musical selections showcasing the outstanding skill and diversity of the Wind Band. This combination of talent offers an evening of dynamic nuance and impressive originality. Special guests include the Nogales High School Wind Ensemble, directed by Brad Pollock, and Jeff Ellwood on Tenor Sax.

• Sunday May 18, 2008 at 4 p.m.

Composed of top students from the Wind Ensemble, the
Chamber Winds perform delightful pieces derived from
various master works. Small ensembles combine full and
robust harmonics with impeccable technique and artistry.

• Sunday June 1, 2008 at 4 p.m.

The Mt. SAC Percussion Ensemble challenges conventional sounds, creating an incredible array of timbres and textures on their journey to push the percussion music boundaries. Their arrangements are complex, clever, and definitely upbeat.

• Sunday, June 4, 2008 at 4 p.m.